WASHINGTON -- NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned in the wake of comments by a fellow executive that angered conservatives and renewed calls to end federal funding for public broadcasting.

Top Editors Abruptly Leave Village VoiceWill Bourne, who became editor in chief of The Village Voice in November, and Jessica Lustig, the deputy editor since January, are leaving the weekly publication. They met with the staff at 11 a.m. on Thursday and said that Christine Brennan, executive editor of Voice Media Group, had instructed them to lay off or drastically reduce the roles of five employees on the 20-person staff. More

Sears Didn't Move Fast Enough, CEO SaysSears continues to struggle to get a "decent" return on its assets and the retailer didn't move fast enough to cut expenses after the financial crisis, the CEO said at the annual meeting. More

Judge denies $20M severance deal for AMR CEOA federal bankruptcy judge has at least temporarily blocked a proposed $20 million severance payment for the CEO of American Airlines as part of the company's merger with US Airways. The judge ruled Thursday that the proposed payment to CEO Tom Horton exceeded limits that Congress set for bankruptcy cases in 2005. More

NPR boss quits after executive is caught on hidden camera branding Tea Party as 'seriously, seriously racist'She quit today in the wake of remarks made by chief fundraiser Ron Schiller ... Mr Schiller and another executive, Betsy Liley, were secretly recorded at a lunch in Washington when they met two actors posing as Muslim philanthropists from a fake Islamic ...03/9/2011 - 2:35 pm | View Link

NPR chief executive quits over hidden camera videoWASHINGTON -- NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller resigned Wednesday under pressure, a day after an undercover video showed one of her executives on a hidden camera calling the tea party racist and saying the news organization would be better off without ...03/9/2011 - 4:16 am | View Link

NPR chief executive quits over hidden camera videoWASHINGTON – NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller resigned Wednesday under pressure, a day after an undercover video showed one of her executives on a hidden camera calling the tea party racist and saying the news organization would be better off ...03/9/2011 - 1:24 am | View Link

NPR reacts to CEO Vivian Schiller's departureIn the video, Ron Schiller — who is no relation to NPR chief executive Vivian Schiller ... a day after an undercover video showed one of her executives on a hidden camera calling the tea party racist and saying NPR would be better off without federal ...03/8/2011 - 9:43 pm | View Link

Gates of ViennaAfter being taken down twice by Blogger within a single week, we got the message: It’s Time To Go. Gates of Vienna has moved to a new address:03/15/2018 - 5:45 pm | View Website

Unite the Right rallyThe Unite the Right rally, also known as the Charlottesville rally, was a far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, from August 11–12, 2017.03/15/2018 - 4:02 am | View Website

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Special counsel Robert Mueller “has focused on events since the election — not during the campaign — in his conversations with President Trump’s lawyers. The top two topics that Mueller has expressed interest in so far: the firings of FBI director James Comey and national security adviser Michael Flynn,” Axios reports.
“That suggests a focus on obstruction of justice while in office, rather than collusion with Russia during the campaign.

Four days after suffering a seizure and collapsing in front of more than 200 people, Republican candidate for governor Mark Boughton is back on the campaign trail. Boughton, who is scheduled to address the West Hartford Republican Town Committee Monday night, says he is pressing ahead in his quest

Red-eared slider turtles are cute enough to be one of the most popular reptile pets sold in Connecticut, but a legislative committee voted Wednesday to ban importing them into this state because of the threat they pose to native species. Environmentalists say these pet turtles, often set free by